The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-26
TI1e East.

VERMONT.-The Sunday School at
Derby Line has been reorganized.-
Meetings are now held at Calais every
Sunday afternoon by Rev. s. @. Hsyford.
A Sunday-school has been organized
numbering about thirty members. A
good degree of interest prevails. The
late Rev. George Forbes was pastor here
for awhile, and is remembered with ap-
probation and tenderness.-Rev E. A.
Hoyt, pastor of the Church of the Mes
siah, st. Johnsbury, has received a
unanimous call to Provincetown, Mass.
Rev. Mr.. Hoyt has been their pastor at
st. Johnsbury for nearly two years and
in that time has done excellent work in
building up the church.
MASSACHUSETTS.-ParishIn telli.
gence.-Rev. A. J. Aubrey has received
a call to the Beverly parish.-The new
church at franklin approaches compile
tion.--The new pastorate at Dsnvers starts
off encouragingly; reorganization in va
,rious ways will strengthen the church,
The Waltham parish is prosperous in all
regards-Two services on each Sunday
are now held at Peabody.-Rev. W. P.
Burnell holds good congregations at
Plymouth. has not yet called a
pastor to succeed Rev DIR. Bolles.-Rev
Mr.. Bush, at Everett, is lecturing on Sun
day evenings on the following topics:
Marcus Aurelius; st. Augustine, the
greatest OF the Latin Fathers; Constan-
tine, the First Christian Emperor; God
frey of Bouillon, First King of Jerusa-
lem; John Huss, Reformer before the
Reformation; John Calvin. For Friday
evening talks his topics are: God, Christ,
Man, Punishment, Salvation, Prayer,
Destiny.
RHODE -PrOvidence.-A
fair held on the evening of Nov. 8 and
9, under the auspices of the Ballou
church, Rev. V. E. Tomlinson, pastor, re-
suited quite successfully. 1t was pleas
ant social occasion. Mr.. Tomlinson is
doing an excellent work in behalf of the
church and for the Universalist faith in
his new parish, and it is believed that
the desired results of prosperity will fol-
low his faithful labors.
NEW YORK .-State Items.-Rey.
Mrs Deyo is endorsed by Rev. Mr..
Squires, former pastor at Poughkeepsie,
as doing a good work in that city.-A
Thanksgiving entertainment was given
at Huntington under the auspices of our
church.-Miss May, daughter Of Rev. j.
FL. Ballou, has received a public testi-
monial from the citizens of Southold, l..
I. It took the form of an entertainment
in Belmont Hall, under the auspices OF the
Monumental Union. Friends came from
far and near and the occasion was one
of great interest. The occasion Melted
$3.50 which was given to Miss Bsllou,
who is fine singer, and with her voice is
helpful in the charitable work Of the
community Benz. Drumming has
been instrumental in securing 81 1900 for
the New York Convention, the assets of
of the extinct society at Hartford. DR..
Knapp, of Hartford, also assisted in Sc
curing this disposition of the funds
The interest in the South Brooklyn mis-
sion increases. It is under charge of Rev.
Mr.. Taylor, of Huntington. Thanksgiv-
ing services in New York City we're held
at the Filth Avenue church.-A union
service was held at Brooklyn at DIR. Can
fields church.
PENNSYLVANIA.-Rey. G. w. Kent,
recently of Halifax, may possibly become
pastor at Reading.-At meeting of the
Ladies' Social Union, of the Reading par
ish, an informal reception was rendered
to Rev. A. Conklin, former pastor, and
his wife. The church is united and hope
full. The Building Fund contains So. 900.
Subscriptions exist for as much more
ana the parish is not fully canvassed.-
The collections for the month of October
at the church of the Messiah, Philadel-
phia, were for our church at Harmon
ton, N. j., to redeem a pledge made by
the pastor on the occasion of the dedica
ton of the beautiful little church in that
thriving village. The collections for the
month of November are for the church at
Richmond, Maine.
NEW JERSEY.-GOOd Luck Church.
AT the New York ministers meeting on
Nov. ID, Rev. Mr.. Barnes, pastor of the
Memorial Church at Good Luck, submit
ted plans for new building which he de-
sires to erect near the church for the ac-
commodation of the visitors who may
attend the summer meetings. The pro-
jected building will contain eighty rooms,
with dining room and kitchen. The
cost will be three thousand dollars. 1t is
thought that the erection of this struct-
ure will insure the success of the sum-
mer meetings and the permanent success
of the society.